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UNICEF works in some of the worlds toughest places, to reach the worlds most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child,_ Education!_**
Pakistan was the sixth country in the world to sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, less than one year after it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. However, children and adolescents living in Pakistan still face acute challenges.
UNICEF supports the Government of Pakistan to accelerate progress for children, work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and help children realize their rights under the Convention on the Rights of Children. This will be made through, among others things, strong partnerships with provincial authorities, teachers and health professionals, frontline workers and social mobilisers, communities and families, and of course the children and adolescents themselves.
In particular, UNICEF will work so that:
- Every child survives and thrives - being in good health, immunized, protected from polio and accessing nutritious food.
- Every child learns.
- Every child is protected from violence and exploitation and registered at birth.
- Every child lives in a safe and clean environment, with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the programme associate supports the respective section (s) by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the field office, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of projects through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
How to make the difference?:
- The incumbent shall be responsible for following key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks;_
- Participate in planning and review meetings (monthly, quarterly, MYR and EYR) and support Programme Specialist and POs for taking the minutes and drafting reports
- Ensuring the timely and accurate recording and administrative processing of government & NGOs proposals and requests for direct cash transfers (DCTs).
- Contribute in implementation of HACT programmatic assurance activities (Programme Visit and Spot-check) with relevant line-departments and IPs
- Support Programme Specialist/ POs on timely planning of cash disbursements including fund monitoring reports and managing supply related to Nutrition
- Support Programme Specialist and POs for planning and implementation of capacity development sessions of staff at line-departments and partners (i.e. training and workshops) related to Nutrition
- Conduct periodic field monitoring visits and provide timely reports
- Contribute in processing and reviewing of DCTs, Reimbursement, DCT and direct payments (including ICE, Summary of Expenditures, FACE form), processing with operation and finance
- Support to develop supply plan, distribution plan, process Sales/ purchase Order, supply requisition and work order. Track supplies for timely procurement/shipment to implementing partners and conduct post-delivery inspection of supplies including physical inventory count and verification at warehouses
- Carrying out transactions in VISION ensuring programme results, activities and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs), and making amendments and alterations as per section revisions when necessary.
- Carrying out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants and programme-related items for his/her section including but not limited to registering grant allotments and tracking expiring programme grants
- Helping prepare periodic or ad-hoc financial reports relating to country office and donors to support the office in optimizing use of programme funds
- Review outstanding DCTs, run DCT Monitoring Reports, refunds, and compilation of cash forecasts and monitor budgets and financial expenditures of section regularly by employing applicable tools, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, keeping supervisor informed and advised on actions for decision and/or follow up
- Perform vendor creation and updating and raising TAs.
- Conduct orientation sessions for line-departments and partners on HACT related issues.
- Preparing monitoring and reporting information for supervisor and team on agreed performance indicators to drive more efficient management and accountability for results
- Organize and provide logístical arrangements for internal and external meetings, donor mission and Coo